Viking Blood

Category: Historical

The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The end.

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